News and Updates

City of Toronto prepared for lifting of COVID-19 capacity limits, gradual reopening

October 22, 2021

Today, the Province of Ontario announced “A Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long-Term” and provided details about the provincial plan to gradually lift COVID-19 safety measures: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001027/ontario-releases-plan-to-safely-reopen-ontario-and-manage-covid-19-for-the-long-term. The City of Toronto welcomes the reopening plan and is prepared to support reopening activities, including the lifting of COVID-19 capacity limits in a number of settings as of next Monday, October 25.

City of Toronto staff report lays groundwork for a new small business tax class in Toronto

Today, Mayor John Tory announced a City of Toronto staff report going to Executive Committee next week recommends that a small business tax subclass be created starting in 2022 to provide small businesses with tax relief.

City of Toronto report recommends plan to make CaféTO permanent and waiving fees in 2022

Today, Mayor John Tory endorsed a City of Toronto report that recommends making the successful CaféTO permanent and waiving permit fees for the program again in 2022 to continue emergency support for restaurants and bars.

Toronto neighbourhood tired of all the noise from outdoor concerts

Karen Longwell | BlogTO | October 14, 2021

As the season for outdoor concerts and drive-ins winds down, there are a few Toronto residents who have had enough from one venue.

Toronto Public Health issues Letter of Instruction requiring proof of vaccination for all persons age 12 and older participating in indoor organized sports

City of Toronto’s construction noise regulations back in effect today as provincial regulations expire

City launches interactive webpage to view apartment building evaluation results

Today, the City of Toronto launched a new interactive webpage that the public can use to view and download evaluation results for apartment buildings registered with RentSafeTO.

City of Toronto clinics administer more than 1,000 doses as part of Saturday’s #Vax25 COVID-19 vaccination push

City of Toronto vaccination clinics administered more than 1,000 vaccine doses as part of last Saturday’s #Vax25 COVID-19 vaccination push. The push highlighted vaccination clinics in each of the city’s 25 wards, ensuring every eligible Torontonian could receive a vaccination close to home.

Toronto café credits neighbourhood support, ‘shop local’ habits with staying open

By Caryn Lieberman  Global News | Posted October 1, 2021 5:03 pm | Updated October 1, 2021 7:00 pm

The morning coffee rush has long passed but there remains a lineup just to get inside Red Rocket Coffee on Danforth Avenue in Toronto.

 

Supreme Court of Canada rules Bill 5 is constitutional

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a narrow 5-4 decision, ruled that the government of Ontario’s Bill 5, the Better Local Government Act, 2018, which reduced the number of electoral wards in the City of Toronto from 47 to 25 mid-election in 2018, is constitutional, thereby dismissing the City’s appeal.